Legal Opinion
Michelman v. Fairington Park Condominium Ass'n
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 18, 2013No. A13A0377PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Boggs, Judge.
In this discretionary appeal, Aaron Michelman and Monge and Associates, P.C. (collectively “plaintiff’s counsel”) appeal from the trial court’s award of attorney fees against them under OCGA § *3179-15-14 (a) and (b). Plaintiff’s counsel contends that the trial court erred by awarding fees under OCGA § 9-15-14. For the reasons explained below, we agree and reverse.
Subsection (a) of OCGA § 9-15-14 “provides for attorney[ ] fees when a party asserts a position for which there is a complete absence of any justiciable issue of law or fact; subsection (b) provides for an award when a…
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